Programme Code or
Advertising Code, it is respectfully submitted that for
looking into the cases of violations of Programme and
Advertising Codes, an Inter-Ministerial ... case basis viz., gravity
of the violation of the Programme or Advertising Code,
the content of telecast programme or advertisement,
the time when the largest
with an exclusive mandate to monitor the
violations of statutory programme & advertising codes by the
private TV & FM Radio channels);
(iv) To issue ... Court;
(v) To direct Respondent No.1 to suitably amend the
Programme Code (Rule 6 of Cable Television Networks
Rules, 1994) providing for specific timings
Network Rules, 1994, stipulate under Rules 6
and 7 the `Programme Code' and `Advertising Code'. However, the
consequences of violation thereof ... followed by it in
imposing penalties for violation of the `Programme Code' or `Advertising
Code'.
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programme.
3. Where the Central Government considers
that any programme of any channel is not in
conformity with the prescribed programme code
referred ... Programme Code' and ‗Advertising
Code', Rule 6 and 7 of The Cable Television Networks Rules 1994
enumerate as under:-
"6. Programme Code
transmission or re-transmission of programmes it believes to be not in
conformity with the Advertising and Programme Code. Defendants contend
that where there ... transmission of such programme."
22. Rule 6 of the Rules provides:
"Programme Code. - (1) No programme should be carried in
the cable service
opinion that there is no
vaccum/hiatus inasmuch as the Programme and Advertisement Code
framed under Act, 1995 is applicable to downlinking of television
channels ... Company permitted to downlink registered
channels shall comply with the Programme and Advertising
Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks
(Regulation) Act, 1995 .
Accordingly
read with provisions of Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, no programme can be transmitted/re-transmitted on any cable service which contains anything obscene, defamatory ... further informed that it was bound to follow the Programme Code and Advertising Code which was not followed and in fact violated provisions
programme appeared to be
contemptuous of religious groups and to promote
communal attitudes and were likely to encourage violence.
The programme contained objectionable and derogatory ... Committee („IMC‟) constituted to look into the specific
violations of programme and advertising codes for television observed: "though the
character of Maharishi Valmiki
violate the Code for self regulation in advertising as adopted by the
Advertising Standards Council of India. The said aSCI Advertising Code
supra also relates ... appropriate to also prohibit astrological programmes / advertisements to the
extent they are not in violation of the Programme Code and the Advertising
Code
Code and an independent council adjudicates on the complaints and
enforces the code of practice. It was held that compliance with the Code is
voluntary ... would thus be seen that compliance with Programme Code/Advertisement
Code is a condition for transmitting programmes/advertisements through
television channels.
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